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Re: Devil's Advocat...
Posted by: InvisibleManiac (---.pws.iss.soton.ac.uk)
Date: November 04, 2004 03:13PM

How about:

"Warning: Doors located past this point may not respond to user commands. Do not attempt to open without first verifying the nature of your door.

National Board of Door Auditors"



--
IM - The Friendly Voice of Chaos

"Hey! You tore up my tablecloth!"

Re: Devil's Advocat...
Posted by: A. Salieri (---.proxy.aol.com)
Date: November 04, 2004 09:12PM

I don't suppose that the Good Taste Education Board has anything to do with the manufacture of prisons.....I mean, all of those parallel bars and locked doors (not to mention orange suits) can't be in good case, can they....

Oh yes, and a message from the Morale Association: Guards are not in a prison to boost morale, and one should examine the nature of one's visitors while incarcerated to recognize the difference between a guard and one who "keeps one's hopes up".

Oh dear, and yes it does appear I'm ranting once again. (Better stay back---it could be contagious!!)

Am I on your list boffin (I sincerly hope not!) And for what, pray tell?

Best Regards (I think),
~Antonio Salieri~

Re: Devil's Advocat...
Posted by: Kettle of Fish (---.eburwd6.vic.optusnet.com.au)
Date: November 06, 2004 02:24PM

Good to know not everyone here is listless...



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The inimical is often more instructive than the benign.
So between screams, try to pay attention.
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Re: Devil's Advocat...
Posted by: boffin (---.access.uk.tiscali.com)
Date: November 06, 2004 03:58PM

Listless, but still well-balanced?
A contradiction in terms..
So it's back to Military Intelligence, is it?

Re: Devil's Advocat...
Posted by: A. Salieri (---.proxy.aol.com)
Date: November 06, 2004 05:20PM

Wouldn't that be a bit of a contradiction as well?????
Best Regards,
~Antonio Salieri~

Re: Devil's Advocat...
Posted by: boffin (---.access.uk.tiscali.com)
Date: November 07, 2004 03:03PM

That IS the whole point; MI is always quoted as the prime, nay, definitive example.
The benchmark, if you will, of a contradiction.

Re: Devil's Advocat...
Posted by: A. Salieri (---.proxy.aol.com)
Date: November 07, 2004 11:47PM

Sorry...am acting a bit dense today..........sincere apologies for everyone who groaned at my stupidity in my last post.....
Best Regards,
~Antonio Salieri~

Re: Devil's Advocat...
Posted by: Magda (---.med.umich.edu)
Date: December 08, 2004 09:26PM

I've generally heard it referred to as an oxymoron, myself. Same thing really.

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